DRAUGHTS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1747, 30 August 1905, Page 51

DRAUGHTS.

(Communications to this column will be welcomed. All correspondence to be addressed, Draughts Editor, ‘‘New Zealand Mail/') (Those forwarding games would oblige by placing record of play in four columns. Solutions of problems are invited.)

SOLUTION TO PROBLEM No. 232 (By Mr J. E. Lear.) Black men on 2, 14, 16, 17; king, 10. White men on 23, 26, 27; kings. 3 8. White to move and win.

END GAMEL—NO. 1. Black.

White. White to move and win. This position occurs frequently, but is not always understood. The following, from the “Boston Herald," are the scores of the first two of the games contested in the recent Rey-nolds-Newcoinb match at, Pittsfield, in Massachusetts: (‘‘The Denny") Black. White. Mr H. f B. Reynold®. Mr H. O. Newcomb.

And M-r Reynolds win. (a) Mi- A. J. Heffner says, in the "Heston Herald/’ that. 27 23 seems to araw ; (b) In republishing the game in the “Leeds Mercury Supplement.” Sir

And Mr Reynolds won’. (a) Mr A. J. Heffner says, “Very bad—tfa.o losor (b) Mr A. J. Heffner gives 30 26 as the move that would have won with ease.

The following game from R. Atwell's Scientific Draughts is one won by Mir Alick Battersby. of Glasgow, in a Scofii championship tourney:

Forms the Problem. Black.

White. White to move and win.

27 24 20 27 26 22 2 11 16 20(a) 19 15 17 26 8 22 23 19 10 19 3 7 W wine

10 14 23 14 27 24a 16 11 23 19 17 21 1 5 21 25 14 18 25 22 24 19 11 7 22 15 10 17 5 9 3 10 11 18 13 9 16 12b 2 7 21 17 5 14 7 10 10 14 8 11 22 13 19 16 7 11 17 13 4 8 11 15 25 30 9 14 27 23 16 11 11 15 26 23 8 11 15 18 30 23 6 10 19 16 11 7 15 24 24 20 12 19 10 15 22 25 11 15 23 16 7 2 29 22 30 26 14 17 18 22 17 26 15 24 32 27 20 16 31 22 28 19 2 6 15 19 14 17 14 17

Dunne give© the following as winning variations for Black : — 31 27 27 23 12 3 15 18 9 14 3 8 11 15 23 19 13 9 16 12 19 16 18 23 6 13 7 10 And Black wine. 31 27 6 2 23 19 30 23 9 14 7 11 24 27 IS 31 27 23 16 7 19 15 14 18 6 10 10 15 10 19 20 16 13 9 2 6 29 25 23 19 11 15 3 10 21 30 16 11 9 6 6 9 9 13 18 23 15 24 15 18 And Black wins.

("The Denny/') Black. White. Mr H. O. Newcomb Mr H. B. Reynolds 10 14 20 16b 13 17 30 25 28 19 11 2G 18 15 27 24 14 18 23 18 9 14 2 6 22 15 14 28 15 10 23 27 11 18 27 11 14 18 11 7 21 17 20 27 10 6 27 31 8 11 32 23 18 23 7 2 17 13 10 14 6 1 24 20 9 14 31 26 22 26 10 15 26 23 1 5 1 6 31 27 6 10 19 16 26 31 6 10 24 20 12 19 6 10 20 16 11 15 23 16 31 27 2 7 28 24 9 13 11 7 4 8 5 9a 16 12 17 22 g5 21 13 6 5 9 7 S ST 24 2 9 26 23 22 26 15 18 25 22 14 17 19 15 as 31 18 25 22 18 26 31 21 17 29 22 17 22 15 11 31 27 7 11 23 19 31 26 10 14

(*‘I>enny-Choice. , 0 10 14 14 17 11 16 5 9 22 17 21 14 28 24 18 15 7 10 9 25 16 20 1 .5 17 13 29 22 32 28 23 18 3 7 10 14 14 17 7 10 , 25 22 24 19 . 22 18 18 14 8 15 17 26 2 11 9 18 15 11 White wine. 26 22 80 7 19 1